Tess reminded me of this song today. It’s so good! The 1974 Carol Douglas version–the one American disco lovers know–is actually not the original; it had been recorded a few months previously by a Sandie Shaw-like British singer named Sunny. Douglas only recorded the song after answering a newspaper ad placed by the songwriters, who wanted to re-record it in a more American style. The original is less disco-y. Though it’s got some strings and a soulful singer, the song actually sounds more like the bubblegum stylings of Edison Lighthouse or the 1910 Fruitgum Company.
I almost didn’t post a favorite songs of the year list this year. For one thing, I already basically did one on The Pop Chart a few weeks ago. Also, I think everyone’s a little listed out at this point. And on top of that I have 492758471 other things I should be doing with my time.
But on the other hand, I wouldn’t be able to ever finish wrapup of my favorite songs of the decade if I didn’t make a 2009 list. For another thing The Pop Chart list was generated automatically, without any reflection. (Plus that list only included singles.) And for another thing there’s just a bunch of really good songs I wanted to tell you about but never got around to.
So, I made a list. A top 100. I’m breaking it into 4 installments, with the ‘publish’ button hopefully being pressed on the Top 25 some time on New Year’s Eve.
